Bottom right – 4th British
corps unable to advance into gap between town and farm

Move 7 – 1400 to 1500

Top left -25th French corps
advance against broken British left flank

Top centre – 7th French
corps storm town and rout garrison

Centre right – 19th French
corps advance between town and farm

Centre – 1st British corps
ordered to halt and hold, Portuguese rout from town

Bottom right – 4th British
corps ordered to halt and hold, rifle brigade sent to hold town

Move 8 – 1500 to 1600

Top left -25th French corps
cavalry routed but infantry continue to advance

Top centre – 7th French
corps fight for the town and infantry rout

Centre right – 19th French
corps lost fight for the farm and infantry rout

Centre – 1st British corps
ordered to retreat

Bottom right – 4th British corps
order rifles to abandon St Jean

Move 9 – 1600 to 1700

Top left -25th French corps
ordered to advance on engage orders

Top centre – 7th French
corps all in rout except for shaken cavalry

Centre right – 19th French
corps second attack on farm routed garrison

Centre – 1st British corps
start to retreat

Bottom right – 4th British corps
ordered to retreat

Cavalry melee

During the very first move of the game
the British hussars charged the French dragoons at the head of 25th
French corps.The hussars roll
2xD6.The dragoons lose 10% and rout
back through the long column, causing huge problems for the French.We were tempted to roll the dice again, but
being a campaign game we felt that would not be right.The only way fair way to fight campaign
games is to accept the extremes of good, and bad, dice.

Game Casualties

French suffer 5600 infantry and 400
cavalry casualties

They also have one cavalry and seven
infantry brigades in rout

British suffer 5200 infantry and 100
cavalry casualties

They also have one cavalry and three infantry
brigades in rout

Game Summary

This was the hardest fought battle of
the campaign so far, and with the highest number of casualties on both sides.

Although the French have suffered more
casualties they have 25th corps intact, except for their cavalry
brigade, who is advancing against the British broken left wing.

7th French corps, who
started the battle in retreat, have suffered heavy casualties and have ceased
to exist as a fighting force.All of
their infantry and gunners are in rout, and their cavalry shaken.

19th French corps have
suffered moderate casualties, but half of their infantry and all their cavalry
are in rout.

Each of the British corps have two
infantry brigades in rout.

However they have managed to break
contact and retreat behind a strong cavalry screen